The story began yesterday… how after the birth of a calf… there are things we always do. Once the calf’s on the ground, then comes… you guessed it… time to clean up. Even though our heifers are the only ones to use the calving shed (our cows do it out in sheltered areas), it’s still…
After Birth
While my friend Ryan over at Agriculture Proud actually wrote about afterbirth (as in placenta) in one of his recent posts, this entry deals with what happens after a calf is born! I’ve talked about feeding heifers, checking heifers, and shown you calving heifers in various videos… I’ve never really covered what happens next. Daniel was…
Wordless Wednesday – “Babyface”
For this week… Aaaaah. Babyface. **** March 2, 2010 Great Reward March 2, 2009 Heifers Step 1 March 2, 2008 No entry.
Dog Training Tip 1
People ask me dog training tips quite often. Maybe because, on occasion, my dogs do behave wonderfully well. It’s not a permanent state, though… and I take the blame for it. There are some things my dogs do fairly well… others… like being anti-social with other dogs… I haven’t DIScouraged, simply because of where I…
A Walk
When Victoria comes for a visit, we HAVE to take the dogs for a walk. Mine, because it helps keep any crankiness level low with the visitors… Hers, because they’re “townies” and when they’re here, they just want to RUN. And Jazz and Sadie can outrun all of my dogs! My dogs have to stop…
Shop Away
Victoria’s been here the past few days… and I’ve drawn her into my decorating dilemma. She’s helped hold a picture or two… and confirmed that I should just hammer those nails into the plaster! She’s actually had an *opinion* unlike the guys, whose answers of “I don’t know.” do NOT help nor inspire me. She’s…
Into the Blue
Honestly. With my morning coffee steaming from the sandstone mug gripped in my hand, I grab the book. It’s a good one. Written by someone who knows Wyoming. Who knows her country and animals and people. I sit at the table, devouring words for breakfast. Perhaps I should wait to make a review… wait for…
Widdle Calfie-Poohs
What *is* that tiny blackness in the golden straw? It sure isn’t Rumpelstiltskin! Isn’t he cute? I’m not usually a babytalk kinda girl… but doesn’t he just make you wanna say “Awwwwww, look at the widdle calfie-pooh”? **** February 25, 2010 Part of the Circle February 25, 2009 Sweet Thang February 25, 2008…
In the Mood for Babies
Well, we have babies! Two as a matter of fact! No pictures simply because I wasn’t told about them until after 6 pm when Vernon arrived home for supper. Honestly, I was at the Master Cattleman class again so I wouldn’t have been around anyway… We’ll see if they start poppin’… and they probably will…
Wordless Wednesday – “Ice Falling”
The ice is beginning to fall out of the creek… or as they called it in Alaska… “breakup”. **** February 23, 2010 Elsa, Dear February 23, 2009 Cousin Robb 4 February 23, 2008 My Guys
Pretty Stinking Cool
We have a new toy. One we’ve wanted for years and years. One we dreamed about having probably about the time someone with smarts was actually developing the first real product! They’ve finally become “affordable” and easy enough to work and install. See, it’s calving season. That means, rain, snow, shine, -40 or +40 degrees,…
Any Ideas Part II
Great! I should have known you would have some great ideas about my post yesterday on losing my sense of taste! Let me answer a few questions. Once I found out that losing your sense of taste could be a side effect of fish oil… I stopped taking it. That was last summer sometime… I…